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D. NETTEKOVEN.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR WATCHES.

WITNESSES Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL NETTEKOVEN, OF FORT SHAW, MONTANA TERRITORY.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR WATCHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,256, dated November 9, 1886.

Application filed June 9, 1886. Serial No. 204,615. (No modeh) pocket without the wearers knowledge.

\ The invention consists of the combinations of parts including their construction, substantially as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

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in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of my improveof the same on the line a: w ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the'line y y of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a V modified form of my improvement.

The protector A consists of the hook B, forming a loop, 0, and secured at its upper end to a crossbar, D, which is rigidly secured to the body part of the garment E,'and the lower loop part of the hook B. is attached to a bar or bracket, F, secured to the upper edge of the pocket G, which contains the watch. The free end H of the hook B isbent inward, and is in close contact with the body part of the garment E, but by pressing the garment E inward the watch-chain I can be slipped into the loop 0 of the hook B. One end of the watch-chain I is fastened to the garment in any suitable manner, and the other end of the chain I is secured to the watch.

It will be seen that a pull on the chain I will not dislodge the watch from'the pocket, as the ring of the watch will strike against the hook B, and thus prevent the watch from leaving the receptacle or pocket G. The wearer can, however, at any time withdraw the watch from the pocket G by taking hold of the watch itself and pulling the same out of the pocket, as the chain has a free movement Fig. 2 is a plan view' in the loop 0 of the hook B, or by taking hold of the chain with the fore and middle fingers and placing the thumb on the free end H for raising the same, so as to allow the chain to pass through. The chain cannot be thrown out of the protector by any accidental movement.

lnsteading of attaching the hook B rigidly to the bars D and F, I may pivot the hook B to one of the bars and unite the bars D and F by a separate arm,K, as shownin Fig. 4:. The free end of the hook B is in line with the axis of thespivot, and when the hook is turned the free end of the same still remains in coiitact with the body of the garment. This modified form is especially adapted for short or chatelaine chains.

The several parts of the protector may be covered with any suitable material in anysuitable manner, if desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters and passage of the chain into and through the loop, substantially as shownand described.

2. In a watch-protector, the combination of the hook B, having the loop 0, and having its free end H in close contact with the top part of the garment, with the cross-bar D and the bar F, said hook being curved into a loop and having its one portion extending past and disposed out of contact with its other portion to form the entrance-openingto said loop for the reception and passage of the chain into and through the loop, substantially as shown and described.

. DANIEL NET'DEKOVEN.

Witnesses:

F. GEO.HELDT, FRANK F101;. 

